rather than 的用法有很多種，以下一一介紹：先來談基本句型 would rather A than B＝would A rather than B＝prefer to A rather than B＝prefer A to B ※prefer A to B，此處的 A 與 B 皆為『名詞』，若要用動詞，則須改Ｖing。 這些都是『寧願Ａ而不是Ｂ』的用法 She would rather stay home than go to movies.＝She would stay home rather than go to movies.＝She prefers to stay home rather than go to movies.＝She prefers staying home to going to movies.通常 rather than 常跟 would 這個字連用，變化非常多種！